misbehave
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Some blame the rising price of tickets, saying theatergoers feel entitled to misbehave in the same way sports fans feel the price of admission buys them the right to heckle players.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Prodigy City is located in what was formerly Thailand, where the series was filmed, giving every character, human and otherwise, plenty of space to hide and misbehave.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Even amoral or timorous lawyers will hesitate to misbehave if it becomes clear that doing so endangers their livelihood.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
The Department for Education guidance lists a detention as a "sanction" for pupils who misbehave.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
My father's original goal was to save enough to build a house in his village, but apparently he started to misbehave.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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